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And speaking of awards, Did You Know that the Man Booker Prize turns 40 this year?

The Man Booker prize, often shortened to "the Booker prize" is awarded each year for the best original full-length novel written in the English language by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world.


Here is a list of just a few from the last four decades:

• 2007 Winner - Ann Enright's The Gathering
  
• 2006 Winner - Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss
  
• 2005 Winner - John Banville's The Sea
  
• 2002 Winner - Yann Martel's The Life of Pi
  
• 2000 Winner - Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin
  
• 1998 Winner - Ian McEwan's Amsterdam
  
• 1993 Winner - Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
  
• 1989 Winner - Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
  
• 1981 Winner - Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children
  
• 1971 Winner - V.S. Naipaul's In a Free State
  
• 1970 Winner - Bernice Rubens' The Elected Member
  

A Book for All Seasons recognizes the importance of teachers and we've set aside two nights of fun festivities to show our appreciation. We're inviting teachers to join us on the evenings of May 2nd and 3rd. (A hearty welcome to those attending the NBCT Leadership Conference!) We'll have authors of popular children's books on hand, refreshments, door prizes and 10% off all purchases.

If you're thinking of stopping by, RSVP at la@abookforallseasons.com.

Our Summer Reading Series is gearing up with a list of fun must reads just perfect for the beach, the plane, or just kicking back on the deck! Read the books, meet the authors and enjoy your summer!

Mrs. Perfect is first up in the series. It is the delightful follow-up to the hit Odd Mom Out and it's already garnering fantastic reviews!

"Just in time for summer, Porter delivers another fine batch of mommy lit."
- Publisher's Weekly

"...The witty first-person narration keeps things lively in Porter's latest. Taylor's neurotic fussiness provides both vicarious thrills and laughs before Taylor moves on to self awareness and a new kind of empowerment. The glittery high-end fantasy is delivered with enough humor to leaven the silliness, making this a feel-good read." - Kirkus Reviews

Author, Jane Porter Joins A Book for All Seasons on Sunday, May 25th from 1-3pm.

Stop by and pick up a SIGNED COPY of this fun Summer Read!

Mrs. Perfect
Where's a Fairy Godmother When You Need One?
For Taylor Young life is very good. She has a handsome husband who loves her, three gorgeous children, a personally designed and decorated dream house. Suburbanite trendsetter and super mom-life couldn't be more perfect. And as long as no one notices the fragile woman beneath her coifed and polished image, things will stay that way.
Then, a devastating secret bursts Taylor's fairy-tale bubble, suddenly making her a cul-de-sac pariah, and stripping her of the role that defined her. With her struggling to maintain her alpha image, Taylor finds help from the unlikeliest of people, her nonconformist nemesis, Marta Zinsser. But to become the woman her family truly needs, Taylor must first believe in the person she is hardest on—herself.

Click here and read all about Jane Porter, her books and more on her website!

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Meet the Bikinis, a group of friends whose cooking club has turned into a diet support group. Erin needs to lose weight to fit into her wedding gown — not an easy feat with an old childhood crush distracting her. Angela has let herself go and now she's got to shed those extra pounds before she loses her husband to the office hottie. Megan wants to lose weight but she needs to find her self-esteem. Then there's Kizzy, who has to lose her bad eating habits if she's going to keep her health, and whose misguided husband is sabotaging her diet efforts at every turn. Each woman's diet journey may be different, but one thing they all know: whether you are facing scary numbers on the scale or problems in your life, you need your girlfriends.

On Saturday, June 1st — from 1:00 — 3:00 pm, Sheila Roberts returns to A Book for All Seasons to sign copies of her latest Book, Bikini Seasons

Everyone just loves Sheila when she comes our way. Funny, friendly, and enjoyable to be around, she makes her book signings fun. Come and pick up a SIGNED copy of our second Summer Reading Series Pick!

Stop by www.sheilasplace.com on the Web and see what else is happening with Sheila these days!

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When I think of my Mother's cooking, I think of big Sunday dinners with lots of food and all of the food groups represented. Now granted, we didn't eat this way every day, but even when eating mid-week fare and casseroles, Mom's cooking was always top-notch and there was always plenty to go around.
As you may gather from the title, this cookbook recognizes the fact that even though some people may have smaller households, they still want a flavorful yet convenient meal! Pick up and thumb through this book and you'll instantly see that finding flavor won't be a problem here!
I remember when the Slow Cooker first came onto the scene in the early 70's. A few years later when I married I wanted my own so badly that I asked everyone I knew for one and ended up with two or three for Christmas. It's an innovation that I'll never be without. This great book by Beth Hensperger is designed for small slow cookers. Those old, tired and dated crock-pot recipes are a thing of the past as this book brings flavorful and versatile meals to the small household. Individual Pot Roasts, Chipotle Black Bean Vegetable Soup, Moroccan-Spiced Tomato Chicken with Almonds, Osso Buco with Fennel, Capers and Lime, Turkey Chili with Baby White Beans, Butternut Squash Soup - these recipes are full of flavor and originality.

Whether you have a small household yourself, have a Mom that no longer has a household full of kids anymore, or even if you have a son or daughter going off to college, this book is a winner (and would be a great gift idea!).

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Listening to Cougar by Marc Bekoff and Cara Blessley Lowe, Editors
Foreword by Jane Goodall

I glance ahead to detect a path and begin putting one foot behind the other, almost walking sideways. Reluctant to turn my back on her, I take slow measured steps toward the cabin, which is at least a hundred yards down the ridgeline, carrying my stick. I try not to step on noisy things or make sudden movements, as if that actually matters. Twenty yards, I stop, turn. She pauses, mid-step, the distance between us unchanged. I hope this qualifies as a socially acceptable distance. Cougars can easily leap the distance that separates us now.

Excerpt from the story "Talking with a Cougar" by Julia B. Corbett
From the book Listening to Cougar by Marc Bekoff and Cara Blessley Lowe, Editors
Foreword by Jane Goodall

This spellbinding tribute to Puma concolor, the cat of one color.
Short stories and essays consider cougar's significance to people, reflecting on accidental encounters, dreams, Navajo beliefs, guided hunts, and how vital mountain lions are to people as symbols of power and wildness. Though some works evoke cougars indirectly, in some essays, the puma appears front and center: a cougar leaps over Rick Bass's feet, hurtles off a cliff in front of J. Frank Dobie, gazes at Julie Orbett when she opens her eyes after an outdoor meditation, emerges from the fog close enough for poet Gary Gildner to touch. Marc Beckoff even opens his car door that turns out to be a cougar.

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.

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Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you - and knows what has the power to hurt you... and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget... one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.

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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. In very practical terms, Tolle leads readers into this new consciousness to learn to live and breathe freely with this highly anticipated follow-up to the 2,000,000 copy bestselling inspirational book, The Power of Now.
In The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived in the now. In A New Earth, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence.

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Northwest Trees: Identifying and Understanding the Region's Native Trees by Stephen F. Arno and Ramona P. Hammerly

Thirty years after the original 1977 edition, this anniversary edition presents an updated and expanded version of this fascinating guide. The text, which is written for the general reader, discusses over 60 trees, in entries that describe the tree's history, habitat, appearance, ecological role, and human history. The book is well illustrated with fine drawings of the full-grown tree, its cones, leaves, and/or needles, as well as many b&w historical photos.

We have SIGNED copies available!

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Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century.
We are indeed what we eat — and what we eat remakes the world. A society of voracious and increasingly confused omnivores, we are just beginning to recognize the profound consequences of the simplest everyday food choices, both for ourselves and for the natural world. The Omnivore's Dilemma is a long-overdue book and one that will become known for bringing a completely fresh perspective to a question as ordinary and yet momentous as What shall we have for dinner?

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A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen

The New York Times bestselling author of A Wicked Snow delivers a haunting and unforgettable new thriller full of dark psychological twists, family secrets, and shocking violence.
In a secluded farm house in the Pacific Northwest, a family has been slaughtered — and a teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and cop, Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a killer. But Emily's teenage daughter Jenna is one step ahead of her.

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Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen

Set against the backdrop of one of the most virulent epidemics that America ever experienced—the 1918 flu epidemic—Thomas Mullen's powerful, sweeping first novel is a tale of morality in a time of upheaval.
Inspired by a little-known historical footnote regarding towns that quarantined themselves during the 1918 epidemic, The Last Town on Earth is a remarkably moving and accomplished debut.

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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist

In February 1910, a monstrous, record-breaking blizzard hit the Northwest. Nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men worked to rescue the trains, but just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred - a colossal avalanche tumbled down, sweeping the trains over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a never-before-documented tragedy.

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Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons.
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

When Elizabeth Gilbert was around thirty, she had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want - a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. To recover, Gilbert took a radical step. She got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world - all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, with four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society's ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.

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Washington's mountain passes are beautiful to behold, but when your plans include traveling through them during inclement weather it's best to check the pass reports before before setting out!
So click on the link below, be safe, and enjoy the drive!

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